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| Global Score | |
| 87.5 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-01-31 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 411.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A71 is just a bit better than the Motorola Moto G9 Plus, with an 87.5 score against 80.5. Galaxy A71 is a lighter and extremely thinner cellphone than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, even though they were released with only a couple of months difference. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A71 has newer 11 version while Motorola Moto G9 Plus has Android 10 version, providing the user a lot of extra features and some performance improvements.
Samsung Galaxy A71 has a bit better processor than Moto G9 Plus, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy A71 also has a larger amount of RAM. Galaxy A71 and Moto G9 Plus have extremely similar displays, because although the Moto G9 Plus has a just a bit worse display pixels density, and they both have the same 1080 x 2400 resolution, it also counts with a bit larger display.
Samsung Galaxy A71 has a bit better camera than Moto G9 Plus. They have a F1.8 aperture, the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same (4K) video definition, the same back-facing camera sensor size and a 64 megapixels resolution camera in the back. The Moto G9 Plus has as much memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Galaxy A71 one, both of them have a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB and exactly the same internal storage capacity.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with just a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A71, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
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